Taming the “Wild West” of Women’s Health
As a freshly minted nurse from the Pitt School of Nursing, Jill Demirci’s career began in 2005, a few blocks from campus at UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital, providing postpartum care to …
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As a freshly minted nurse from the Pitt School of Nursing, Jill Demirci’s career began in 2005, a few blocks from campus at UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital, providing postpartum care to …
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Several Pitt innovators and startups took center stage as leaders of Pittsburgh’s rapidly expanding AI sector convened in the heart of the city’s innovation corridor at Bakery Square to map …
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Sue Hunter’s eyes widened as Jordyn Ting played a recording of a man with a chronic traumatic brain injury from a stroke, attempting to say words like “mother” and “zucchini,” …
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Pitt innovators were issued nine U.S. patents in August 2025. Featured patent: 12,401,022: Methods of Fabrication of Engineered Carbon Nanofiber/Cu Electrode Architectures for Dendrite Free High-Efficiency Li-ion Metal Batteries Lithium …
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At the turn of the new millennium, after spending the first 20 years of her career as a pharmacist, Carolyn Weber wanted to do something different. But she wasn’t quite …
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The University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship reported unprecedented achievements for Fiscal Year 2025, marking a robust year of growth and impact across its four collaborative units: the …
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Pitt innovators were issued 4 U.S. patents in July 2025. Pitt innovators have identified a novel approach to combat antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens using cationic peptides. Additionally, this …
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A University of Pittsburgh education involves so much more than the acquisition of knowledge. It’s more about applying new knowledge for creative expression, problem solving, and innovation. That is the …
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Pitt innovators were issued 5 U.S. patents in June 2025. Pitt innovators are developing a dual-component drug delivery system for single-dose treatment of inner-ear infections. The innovation includes polymer-based microspheres …
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The University of Pittsburgh has approved an agreement with Intermed Labs, a leading venture studio focused on medical technology innovation, to create Malleous, LLC, a new company dedicated to advancing …
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Across the University of Pittsburgh, women faculty, students, alumni, and regional small business owners are showing what is Possible at Pitt, by breaking new paths as innovators and entrepreneurs. For …
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In a hotel named for Paul Revere, whose daring midnight ride through the Boston countryside warned that the British were coming, the University of Pittsburgh declared that it is poised …